asrodrig
January 6th, 2009, 07:43
Hey, I've been looking around for places to buy alternative miniatures to the GW ones. Many people probably know a lot of other sites, so you can add them to my list, but here's what I've found so far:
Avatars of War (http://www.avatars-of-war.com/) - These are pretty popular. Anyone who frequents CollminiOrNot.com will recognize some of these.
ReaperMini (http://www.reapermini.com/) - I'm pretty sure everyone knows about this one, but I thought I'd add it just in case you haven't.
Black Tree Design (http://black-tree-design.com/) - I'm pretty sure these were produced as a substitute to normal GW minis. The site doesn't display them very well, but I've heard good things about them.
Privateer Press (http://privateerpress.com/) - This looks pretty interesting.
Hell Dorado (http://helldorado.fr/) - Brush up your French if you plan on ordering anything from here. Personally, I love these models!
Crocodile Games (http://www.crocodilegames.com/) - A lot of people are familiar with this as well. I've seen some of their models on this forum before.
Dark Slave Miniatures (http://www.darkslaveminiatures.com/) - 32mm scale. One or two models may pique your interest.
Alkemy Miniatures (http://www.kraken-editions.com/en/alkemy/presentation/index.html?PHPSESSID=85d40e275d80d1cac0a3dff812e01938) - I'm not sure the scale of these, but they look about right.
Anima Tactics (couldn't find the official site) - Not a whole lot that is actually useful, especially to Lizardmen, but there's some models with potential for Elven armies
Fenryll Miniatures (http://www.fenryll.com/en/home.html) - Some of these are really goofy, but some others are really cool looking! Also in 28mm scale.
AT-43 (http://at-43.com/) - Useless unless you're a 40K player, but there's some really amazing models and a lot of people haven't heard of this, so I thought I'd throw it in.
Darkson Designs (http://www.darksondesigns.com/) - Again, only really helpful if you're a 40K player, but there's some neat stuff if you are. Not sure what scale they are, but I'm guessing somewhere in the 28-33mm range.
Andrea Miniatures (http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/Index.html) - a lot of models are too big (54mm scale), but some are only slightly larger than Warhammer models (32mm scale).
Confrontation (http://www.confrontation.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Itemid=142) - Some pretty cool stuff here, too. Plus, it's in the proper 28mm Warhammer scale!
Dark Age (http://www.dark-age.com/) - More cool stuff at the proper scale here
Enigma Miniatures (http://www.enigmaminiatures.com/web/en/cat-massive.htm) - Only look at the Massive Darkness range of miniatures, as they are the only ones small enough.
Anyways, these are just a couple of the sites I found today (I was bored, can you tell?). If you're really interested in finding more sites, there's millions more! Feel free to post any that you have found!
Some notes: A lot of the minis from the sites listed above won't fit on GW bases, or form perfect ranks.
GW will not let you use any non-GW models, so you're pretty much restricted to using them for friendly battles.
Avatars of War (http://www.avatars-of-war.com/) - These are pretty popular. Anyone who frequents CollminiOrNot.com will recognize some of these.
ReaperMini (http://www.reapermini.com/) - I'm pretty sure everyone knows about this one, but I thought I'd add it just in case you haven't.
Black Tree Design (http://black-tree-design.com/) - I'm pretty sure these were produced as a substitute to normal GW minis. The site doesn't display them very well, but I've heard good things about them.
Privateer Press (http://privateerpress.com/) - This looks pretty interesting.
Hell Dorado (http://helldorado.fr/) - Brush up your French if you plan on ordering anything from here. Personally, I love these models!
Crocodile Games (http://www.crocodilegames.com/) - A lot of people are familiar with this as well. I've seen some of their models on this forum before.
Dark Slave Miniatures (http://www.darkslaveminiatures.com/) - 32mm scale. One or two models may pique your interest.
Alkemy Miniatures (http://www.kraken-editions.com/en/alkemy/presentation/index.html?PHPSESSID=85d40e275d80d1cac0a3dff812e01938) - I'm not sure the scale of these, but they look about right.
Anima Tactics (couldn't find the official site) - Not a whole lot that is actually useful, especially to Lizardmen, but there's some models with potential for Elven armies
Fenryll Miniatures (http://www.fenryll.com/en/home.html) - Some of these are really goofy, but some others are really cool looking! Also in 28mm scale.
AT-43 (http://at-43.com/) - Useless unless you're a 40K player, but there's some really amazing models and a lot of people haven't heard of this, so I thought I'd throw it in.
Darkson Designs (http://www.darksondesigns.com/) - Again, only really helpful if you're a 40K player, but there's some neat stuff if you are. Not sure what scale they are, but I'm guessing somewhere in the 28-33mm range.
Andrea Miniatures (http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/Index.html) - a lot of models are too big (54mm scale), but some are only slightly larger than Warhammer models (32mm scale).
Confrontation (http://www.confrontation.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Itemid=142) - Some pretty cool stuff here, too. Plus, it's in the proper 28mm Warhammer scale!
Dark Age (http://www.dark-age.com/) - More cool stuff at the proper scale here
Enigma Miniatures (http://www.enigmaminiatures.com/web/en/cat-massive.htm) - Only look at the Massive Darkness range of miniatures, as they are the only ones small enough.
Anyways, these are just a couple of the sites I found today (I was bored, can you tell?). If you're really interested in finding more sites, there's millions more! Feel free to post any that you have found!
Some notes: A lot of the minis from the sites listed above won't fit on GW bases, or form perfect ranks.
GW will not let you use any non-GW models, so you're pretty much restricted to using them for friendly battles.